(01-18-2021 04:35 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote:  Benefits of letting the ASUN and WAC move up:

1. The more regional FBS opponents help bring new fans to the stadium helping monetary gains. Less travel for OOC games.

1a. Troy and JSU can restart their rivalry with H&H series and there is nothing the Belt can say about that.
1b. Maybe stAte and UCA restart their rivalry with H&H series as well more often, like with Memphis, if stAte chooses and it should help bring fans to games. Like wit 1a, it helps generate interest and revenue.

2. If any of those teams rise up and find success like Liberty has, App State has, Georgia Southern has, and Coastal has this season, and we want to expand, we could easily poach them. (Not saying we have to or would want to, just saying for sake of argument)

4. Texas State has more FBS team in Texas at the G5 level they can begin to try and develop rivalries with in the WAC.

5. We get to use the phrase WACky Wednesday's when they take over that night of the week for a super small deal to let ESPN have their media rights.

I think trying to force a rivalry that doesn't exist with UCA would turn a lot of Red Wolves fans(myself included) away from the program. Our rivals are Memphis, ULL, and the pigs if they'll ever play us. Like the App State fan said in another thread, bringing lots of FCS teams that are not ready in FBS would be awful for all G5 teams, especially the ones in state. All of the progress we have made against the P5(especially the lower P5) would be out the window.